Question

On the basis of your reading of the poem, complete the following table.
Stages in the life of the poet
(a) Youth
Activities - eating toffees ____________ _________ __________ __________
Consequences______ ___________ ____________ _______________
(b) Adulthood ___________ _____________ ____________ gazing at the dentist in despair.

Answer 1

ANSWER :

Stages in the life of the poet

(a) YOUTH

Activities - eating toffees , EATING STICKY FOOD, EATING GOBSTOPPERS, LICKING LOLLIES

Consequences -- TOOTH DECAY, CAVITIES IN THE TOOTH

(b) Adulthood -- DRILLINGS, FILLINGS INJECTIONS, CAPS

Consequences -- gazing at the dentist in despair.

** In this poem ‘Oh I wish I’d looked after me teeth’ , the poet (Pam Ayres) a girl child regrets having neglected her teeth.

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